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What is CMMC?
CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The United States Department of Defense is implementing the CMMC as a unifying standard for the implementation of cybersecurity across the federal government’s Defense Industrial Base (DIB). The goal of CMMC...
CMMC | Securing the Supply Chain
Business losses due to cybercrime is expected to top $5 trillion by 2024 and the threat this poses to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) is alarming. With over 300,000 businesses and organizations that make up the DIB, a cyber-attack could result in devastating losses...
CIS CONTROL #20: Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises
4:00 min read | The CIS controls have covered basic network practices, user and account management, software protection, hardware issues, and human concerns. In the end, the question remains, do these measures adequately prevent or combat hostile actions? Being...
CIS Control #19: Incident Response and Management
3:35 min read | Implementing all the CIS controls won’t guarantee there will never be a successful attack on your systems. Sooner or later, someone could penetrate defenses and access confidential information or deposit malware. To be prepared, you need an incident...
CIS Control #18: Application Software Security
3:35 min read | Flaws in software can leave your information systems vulnerable to attacks. Information about bugs in popular commercial and open-source software is available to everyone. Attackers exploit them once they're known, so keeping up with patch releases is...
CIS Control #17: Implement a Security Awareness and Training Program
3:20 min read | Security Awareness Training is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your organization’s overall security posture. Most breaches are at least partly due to human error, and while nothing can be done to...
Corporate News
What’s going on with Anchor? These postings will give you a sense of what is happening with the organization, our team and give you a sense of our culture.
Anchor listed on the 2018 CRN Tech Elite 250
CRN's annual Tech Elite 250 list honors an exclusive group of North American IT solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications from leading IT vendors. Continued training and education are critical not only to provide...
Upcoming Events
Anchor hosts numerous activities and events every year to grow the cybersecurity community, educate our clients and friends. Stay tuned here for what’s coming up.
Check Point User Group Meet-Up
Join us for the Bi-monthly User Group Meeting Check Point User Group in the DMV. Agenda includes networking, Check Point feature overview & open discussion. Pizza & drinks provided. Thursday, June 28, 2018, 6:30 PM Anchor Technologies, Inc. 6315 Hillside...
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